'Scale Is Really the Thing' in Canopy's Planned Acquisition of U.S. Cannabis Company Acreage▼

Canadian cannabis giant Canopy Growth announced on Thursday a major deal to acquire Acreage Holdings, a U.S. medical cannabis company whose board includes former U.S. House Speaker John Boehner. The blockbuster deal will effectively cement the Canopy's presence in the burgeoning U.S. marijuana industry ー but only after marijuana is legalized on the federal level. Source